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Join the legacy of Science and Photography.

Science filmmaking is no longer just for the privileged. It’s something that everyone can do, no matter what limited equipment they have. In fact, we believe that everyone with a passion for science and nature can learn filmmaking. Using video is one of the best ways to tell your story. We’re here to show you how to turn your passion into amazing, inspirational films in a
National Science Film Making & Photography Seminar called SCINEMA. The workshop is being organized in Anand Engineering College (SGI) by i-Klickz Photography Club in association with Enscitec Productions and Astroproject.in

The session will be conducted by Mr. Rakesh Rao, a filmmaker who specialises in making science films. He work has been published in several magazines and books including National Geographic travellers India,Smart Photography, Sky and telescope etc and has worked on documenting several scientific expedition in Antarctica, Southern Ocean and in the Himalayas. He was also the part of NASA's Spaceward Bound India Expedition.

Date: 17th & 18th November 2018
Venue: Raman Hall, Anand Engineering College Technical Campus, Agra, 282007.

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The last date for registration is the 10th of November 2018.
Registration fee: ₹300/-
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Prateek Singh: 7897062779
Utkarsh Sharma: 7248559394
Aftab Ahmad: 7618023548

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AstroSat discovers strange polarisation in the Crab Nebula

First results from India's AstroSat to be published in Nature Astronomy- changing our views of high-energy X-ray emission from pulsars

AstroSat discovers strange polarisation in the Crab Nebula

AstroSat, India’s multi-wavelength space telescope, has successfully accomplished the extremely difficult task of measuring X-ray polarisation. In a paper published in ‘Nature Astronomy’ (one of the most reputed journals of the world), the team has documented the results of their eighteen-month study of the Crab pulsar in the Ta**us constellation and measured the variations of polarisation as this highly magnetised, exotic object spins around 30 times every second. This landmark measurement puts up a strong challenge to prevailing theories of high energy X-ray emission from pulsars.

More: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Jj2pAE8paTOF-owYowwCJYqPbzWlDhLC

Nature Astronomy publication
doi: 10.1038/s41550-017-0293-z

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-017-0293-z

FOR MORE DETAILS FEEL FREE TO CONTACT

1. Dipankar Bhattacharya (IUCAA, Pune)
Email: [email protected]
2. Varun Bhalerao (IIT, Mumbai)
3. A R Rao (TIFR, Mumbai)
4. Santosh Vadawale (PRL, Ahmedabad)

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